Google is shutting down Stadia (The Verge)

[Grey Havoc]

Google is shutting down Stadia

Google’s cloud gaming service launched three years ago.

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The writing has been on the wall for Stadia for a while now, most recently when Logitech announced its new cloud gaming handheld last week and Stadia was one of the few cloud gaming services not mentioned. But Stadia has been facing rumors of its demise practically from the start. Google has a habit of killing projects only a few years after they launch, and Stadia, a cloud gaming service from a company with few ties in the gaming industry, seemed like a prime candidate for an early demise.
Last year, rumors abounded it would shut down after the number of games released to the platform slowed and the company shuttered its in-house game development studios. When those rumors popped up again this year, Google insisted that Stadia was not shutting down. “Rest assured we’re always working bringing more great games to the platform and Stadia Pro,” the company said in a tweet. Which was true... until today.
Microsoft, which has also invested heavily in cloud gaming, declined to comment. Nvidia (which makes the GeForce Now cloud gaming service) and AT&T (which used the Stadia tech to power a couple game trials) didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Google Stadia never mattered, and it never had a chance

Google tried and failed with Stadia.

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[Grey Havoc]

Ubisoft Will Help Jilted Stadia Users Transfer Their Purchases To PC - Slashdot

Stadia, Google's ill-fated attempt at a cloud gaming service, will shut down in January. Players will be refunded for all their hardware and software purchases, except for Stadia Pro subscriptions. As it turns out, some folks will be able to keep playing certain games elsewhere. Ubisoft will...

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[Grey Havoc]

Stadia Controllers Could Become E-Waste Unless Google Issues Bluetooth Update - Slashdot

With Stadia coming to an abrupt halt, gamers want Google to issue a software update for the controllers that unlocks Bluetooth to allow them to work wirelessly with other game systems. It would also "avoid a lot of plastic and circuit board trash," adds Ars. From the report: Stadia's...

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[publiusr]

To the greeble pile for model makers

 

[edwest4]

greeble? Who comes up with these stupid words?

 

[Nigelhg]

This annoyed me as it was probably the best way to play cyberpunk 2077...